Dan, Nancy and Julius dropped off Ashlynn on Fiesta Island at the campus of
Seacamp. Nancy reported to us that she was very impressed with the facilities, which was great to hear especially since Ashlynn wasn’t allowed to contact us at all during the five days.
Ashlynn quickly made friends with a group of older girls from all over the country. She thought all the boys were total nerds, so no camp romances.
She really loved the five-night marine science camp. Each evening there were lab sessions with lectures and hands-on activities.
Here is Ashlynn dissecting a squid; they later drew with the squid ink. They also dissected a mackerel, in which they found a partially digested baby fish.
I was happy to hear that this camp made Ashlynn more interested in general marine biology; for instance, she’s gained some interest in plankton and fish
instead of just marine mammals.
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